Tuesday, September 22, 2009

New York City Prepares for High Seas

The above link is to an article in the Wall Street Journal brought to class last week by Keith Kierman. It covers both what NYC can expect, and what engineering measures are being considered to prevent a catastrophe.

1 comment:

Sally Fintel said...

Thank you, Keith, for bringing the article to class attention. I found it interesting, somewhat frightening and thought provoking. Sally

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